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Yellow Goatfish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Yellow Goatfish

Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow Goatfish
Dutch—
SpanishChivo amarillo
Chinese黄带拟羊鱼
Scientific nameMulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829)

About this species

The yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus), also known as yellowsaddle, is a species of goatfish native to the Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of Africa and the Americas. This species can reach a total length of 39.4 cm (15.5 in), but most reach lengths only around 28 cm (11 in). They are of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, though they have been reported to carry the ciguatera toxin.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyMullidae
GenusMulloidichthys

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